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Week Ending 23rd November 2014 / Albums Chart

The 71-year-old French legend Johnny Hallyday has sold 131,849 copies of his new album Rester Vivant in his first week (126,977 physical + 4,872 downloads) ! Rester Vivant is his 18th Number One LP, after Johnny A Bercy (four weeks in March 1988), Cadillac (eight weeks from June to August 1989), Parc Des Princes 1993 (nine weeks from July to September 1993), Rough Town (one week in October 1994), Lorada Tour (four weeks in July and August 1996), Sang Pour Sang (11 weeks from September 1999 to January 2000), 100% Johnny (Live A La Tour Eiffel) (two weeks in July 2000), A La Vie, A La Mort ! (five weeks in November and December 2002), Parc Des Princes 2003 (one week in November 2003), Ma Vérité (four weeks in November and December 2005), Flashback Tour – Palais Des Sports 2006 (two weeks in September 2006), La Cigale (12-17 Décembre 2006) (one week in June 2007), Le Coeur D’Un Homme (five weeks in November and December 2007), Ca Ne Finira Jamais (two weeks in November 2008), Tour 66 (Stade De France 2009) (two weeks in October 2009), Jamais Seul (two weeks in April 2011), and L’Attente (one week in November 2012). In its first week, L’Attente had sold 120,488 copies.

Four is One Direction‘s second Top 2 album in France as it enters at number two with 31,476 sales. Midnight Memories also opened and peaked at two in December 2013, but with 42,833 copies sold. Take Me Home was their first-week best-seller (with 43,134 copies sold) even if it debuted at number three in November 2012. Up All Night reached number 15 in February 2012.

Last week’s Number One, Pink Floyd‘s The Endless River moves down two at number three in its second week inside the top 10 (22,600 sales / -67%). Zaz slips two places at four with Paris in her second week on the chart (22,344 sales / -38%), the LP has sold 58,366 copies so far.

After ten consecutive weeks in the top three, Kendji Girac falls two at number five with his eponymous album (18,900 sales / +8%). As he released a deluxe edition of the album called Le Monde Plus Gros Que Mes Yeux last week, Black M is up five places at six with Les Yeux Plus Gros Que Le Monde in his 34th week on the chart (13,000 copies sold / sales from both editions are combined).

A Bouche Que Veux-Tu is Brigitte‘s first top 10 album as it opens at seven with 12,485 sales. Et Vous, Tu M’Aimes ? was number 14 in April 2011. Calogero moves down one at number eight with Les Feux D’Artifice in his 14th week inside the ten best-selling LPs (10,300 sales / +21%).

Live In Berlin Soundtrack gives Depeche Mode their sixth top 10 album in the 21st century as it debuts at nine (9,200 sales). During that period, they got two Number One LPs with Exciter (for one week in May 2001) and Playing The Angel (for one week in October 2005). After a six-week absence, Indila‘s Mini World is back inside the top 10 as it jumps from 13 to number ten in its 39th week in the top 250 (8,731 sales).

Six albums drop out of the top 10 this week. The album was Number One just two weeks ago : Julien Clerc is down seven places at eleven with Partout La Musique Vient (7,000 sales / -33%). Another former chart-topper, the compilation Top 50 – 30 Ans (100 Tubes) falls seven at number twelve in its fourth week on the chart (7,000 sales / -29%). It’s also down seven places at 13 for We Love Disney 2 in its third week inside the top 250 (6,900 sales / -23%). Les Vieilles Canailles move from nine to number 17 in their third week on the chart. After just three weeks inside the ten best-sellers, La Bande A Renaud 2 also falls eight places at 18. The first volume spent its first eleven weeks in the top 10 from June to August. In its third week on the chart, Sidaction‘s Kiss & Love moves down eleven at number 19 (4,200 sales / -42%).

Julien Doré climbs eight places at 14 with Løve in his 56th week inside the top 250 (6,600 sales). The LP debuted and peaked at number four in November 2013. The soundtrack to La Reine Des Neiges (Frozen) moves up a massive 22 places at 20 in its 51st week on the chart (4,200 sales).

David Bowie is new at number 22 with Nothing Has Changed (The Best Of David Bowie). His last album The Next Day reached number two in March 2013. Ouvre is a disappointing new entry at 30 for Maurane (3,225 sales). Her Nougaro Ou L’Espérance En L’Homme was number four in September 2009.

Roberto Alagna‘s Ma Vie Est Un Opéra opens at 33. Sicilien was his highest-charting album, it peaked at number two from November 2008 to January 2009. Hans Zimmer‘s soundtrack to Interstellar is another new entry this week, at number 41.